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DAY 10 • Carcassonne • Optional Albi tour whether procedures like in vitro fertilization should DAY 16 • Explore Paris • Controversial Topic:
Spend a day at leisure in picturesque Carcassonne. Or, be available to single women and lesbian couples. The Yellow Vest social movement with
join our optional excursion to Albi. Dinner is at a local Then, we’ll delve into Lyon’s culinary traditions mother and activist Agnès
restaurant this evening. during a food tour and discover why the city is Following breakfast this morning, we’ll meet with
B,D — Hotel Le Donjon or similar considered France’s culinary capital. Enjoy a free a middle-class mother-turned-protester to discuss
afternoon to make your own discoveries. Dinner is a Controversial Topic: the Yellow Vest movement

DAY 11 • Carcassonne • A Day in the Life of a included at a local restaurant. that swept through France in 2018. We’ll learn
French wine domaine B,D — Hotel Le Roosevelt or similar about the social issues that inspired it, the violence
We’ll journey to a local wine domaine this morning to that resulted, and how the French government has

spend a NEW A Day in the Life of a local wine producer. DAY 14 • Explore Cluny • Visit the French responded. The remainder of the day is yours to
Our visit to the boutique vineyard includes a special National Stud explore Paris at leisure. This evening, we’ll gather for
lunch typical of the harvest season. We’ll also have This morning, we’ll delve into French history during a final time to toast to the discoveries we’ve made
the opportunity to create our own wine blend to a visit to Cluny, a nearby town whose medieval during a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant.
take home. Abbey was famously plundered during the French B,D — Hotel Panache or similar
B,L — Hotel Le Donjon or similar Revolution. After lunch in Cluny, we’ll tour the

National Stud Farm to see where Napoleon’s war DAY 1 • Return to U.S.

DAY 12 • Overland to Lyon • Visit horses were bred. Back in Lyon, dinner is at a local After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight
Pont du Gard restaurant. home. Or, fly to Bilbao to begin our A Taste of Basque
We transfer to Lyon by bus, stopping along the way B,L,D — Hotel Le Roosevelt or similar Country: Bilbao, Guernica & Beyond or New! The Best of
for lunch and a visit to Pont du Gard, a UNESCO Provence: Aix-en-Provence, Cassis & St. Remy post-trip

World Heritage Site. This evening in Lyon, dinner is DAY 15 • Transfer to Paris via high-speed extensions.
on your own. train • Explore Paris B
B,L — Hotel Le Roosevelt or similar Today we travel to Paris aboard a TGV, a high-
speed train that can travel at speeds up to 200 miles

DAY 13 • Lyon • Controversial Topic: The per hour. This afternoon, we’ll explore “The City
ethics of medically assisted reproduction of Lights” by bus and on foot, taking in both the
with activist Tiphaine • Local foods city’s famous sites—the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower,
of Lyon tour the Champs-Élysées and more—as well as more
Following breakfast, we’ll meet a local doctor intimate local spots, like markets and residential
and activist to discuss the Controversial Topic neighborhoods.
of medically assisted reproduction in France, and B,L — Hotel Panache or similar

Unique Accommodations

Hotel de France
Angers
The Hotel de France is an elegant, century-old
heritage hotel located close to Angers’s city center,
about a 5-minute walk from the Château d’Angers.
Each of the hotel’s 55 rooms offer air conditioning,
a minibar, wireless Internet, flat-screen television,
and an en suite bathroom. The hotel features an
on-site restaurant.
Visit Chateau de Villandry in the Loire Valley on Day 4.

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